Gas burner



Aug.,25, 1931. M. REAGAN 1,820,493

GAS BURNER Filed Aug. 22. 1929 z sheets-sheet 1 x Bymwh ttorney Y Aug.25, 1931. M. REAGAN GAS BURNER med-Aug. 22, 1929 2 Smets-Sheet 2MQ/47%?" j??? an By @na A Homey atented.Aeg.zfs,fy1e31 c l. l 1,820,433l

, UNITED :STATES *PAT ENT f foirplcg MARTIN REAGAN, or DUNGAMDKLAHOMAGAsBURNEn l Application meaj August 22,1929; semi no'fasrgeae; ft

This invention relates to a gas burner for with a fourway vunion l13..The gas supply g use in boilers, furnaces and the' like,`and it 'pipeisconnected with ythis union. l has more particular reference to astrucyThese pipes 9,10 and llare'provided with` ture of this class whichis characterized by a plurality of longitudinally 'spaced jets/on 5 anovel arrangement and association of parts nozzlesA and these are allofV the saine con- '55 cooperating intimately in a structural sensestruction and each oneI comprises a relatively for providing a moreintense lame,for prosmall ltubular nipple 14 joined to the pipeV ducingamore uniform flame, over aeom-v through the medium of a suit-'ablecoupling paratively great area, and for economizing 15. 1 y on the ruseof fuel. Each nipple is'pro-videdwith an apertured 60 Y In carrying theinvention into effect, I jet cap'16. The nipplesare arranged ,to haveevolved and produced what I believe to telescope over and into therespective or combe a new vassembly of parts, which are so'conplementaloutlets 7 as wellseen yin theldr'awstructed and coerelatedas to operatein a ings. The nipples areobviously consider- 15 more dependable andellicient manner andk to ably Vsmaller in diameter thanthe outlet tubesy'6:5' L better fulfill the requirements of a structure to provide for a`desirable admiXture of air of this class. i and gas, and a consequentproduction of an The particular details and their specific intense blueblaze or flame. association and inter-action will become'more Thereference'character 17 clearly "desigi Y. 2 readily apparent from thefollowing deseripnates a hanger which is attached to the cas- ."*I'U vltion and drawings. ing for suspending thegasfeed assembly In thedrawings in the casing. The atmospheric air enters Figure l is a topplan View of a gas burner the casing-through the opposite ends thereof,constructed in.V accordance with the present and under the draftproduced in the outlets 5 invention. f v7 .nnixes with the` gas as thegas issuesfrom 75 FigfQ isa longitudinal sectional view thruqthe jetcaps16. Y .s l. the same, with portions shown in elevation. Thus a highlycombustible mixture vis had Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse or crossfor the production'of an intense and economisection on the line 3 -3ofFigQQ., and cal llame. A careful yconsideration vofthe A Fig. 4 is aplan view of the gas feed'or description' in connection with thedrawings7 V50y supply insert. v Vwill enable ythereader to obtain aclear under-V As seen in Fig. 2, the reference numeral 5 standing 'ofthe invention and its features.-l Y designates a relatively large aircasing which Therefore, a more lengthy description isl reis providedvrat longitudinally spaced points garded as unnecessary; v v 5 withradialopenings and outwardly project- *MlnO Changes ln SlPBSZe, andrfi-31"? .85

ing connecting collars 6. Attached to'these rangement 0fdntafllsrolnng'wtnn the field,

collars andl extending outwardly therefrom 0f nventnn Claimednmy beTesotred t0 'in in divergingand circumferential spaced relaactualpractice' if desired' y 40 tion are the tubular-outlets 7 I provide 'IIhlvng thusli-disrbed my mventoni what. i

these in gfkollpsofthree: Thesegconstitutfe CLM?gnomprsinon penehde'thpsueld ns .Well the lmnmg Ourfclets't'h tubular casing having apliiijality of setsof G .f e rele Pince Chai?? er' eslna-e *he dischargeopenings surrounded by attaching 1 @as SUPP y P1P@ Wl@ s'connecte Wltf Le collars tubular outlets'connectedy with said mtemal-dlstmbutlvng' heador insert' This is collars, Saidoutlets constituting fuel mixers, '95A i11.1 the HUIQLO aSSemlOlage Of Plnns and nt- 'a gas feedpipe,y and aygas distributing :andi i i tlngs FOP lnStanCe, as Seen 1n 'Flg- 4 there"feed assemblyin the nature of an insert ar- -f are thm? Plpes 9, 102L,nl 1 1v dlsposed in spaced ranged within said casingand .comprising iparallelism.` These are connected at one end a plurality of horizontallydisposed spaced4 with elbows 12 Whnnfn nIIl are COuPled kparallel pipeshaving longitudinallyvspacedi nipples provided With apertured capsformlng vnozzles or jets, said nipples projecting telescopcally into thecomplemental outlets and being of a diameter less than the diameter ofthe outlet to provide for mixing of the gas and air.

2. A gas burner of the type described comprising a hollow elongatedcasing having open ends, adapted to receive draft air cur- Y rents, anda plurality of vertical tubes forming mixing chambers and mounted on thecasing and communicating therewith and arranged longitudinally andtransversely in spaced parallelism, and a unit quielrlyplaeeable withinand removable from said casing for communicating gas to said chambers,oomprising a plurality of parallel longitudinally extending pipes, and ahanger for removably supporting said unit within the easing, a gassupply conduit connected to said unit, and a plurality of upstandingsmall tubes projecting within said tubes and mounted on said pipes, andcommunicating therewith, and perforated caps on said small tubes forproperly feeding the gas into the draft of air coming through saideasing and rising in said tubes.

In testimony whereof l ailix my signature.

MARTIN REAGAN.

